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Sixty-seven people have been killed on Vermont roads so far this year. To turn the trend around, State Police are continuing crackdown efforts over the holidays. "Typically, in Rutland County, we've only got five to six troopers working a shift. There will be 30 here today," said Vermont State Police Lt. Tom Mozzer.

A small earthquake has been recorded in the area of White River Junction, Vermont, near the New Hampshire border. Some residents reported feeling the 2.3-magnitude earthquake, which the United States Geological Survey says struck around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Police in Colchester say they responded to a burglary in a Saint Michael's College townhouse on Monday. Police are looking for your help in identifying the man in the video who entered a laundry room overnight. A media release states that the man was described as 5'9", with a dark baseball cap and hooded black jacket, dark pants and skater shoes.

Fire investigators are determining what caused a barn fire on Layport Road in Morrisville early Monday. Fire crews responded to the scene around 3 a.m. and say about seven departments had to handle the fire.

Police responded to a fatal accident on Burke Mountain on Sunday. Denny Degreenia, 45, of Concord, was driving a 1986 LMC 1500 tracked and enclosed utility vehicle, checking "snow guns" on the mountain when the vehicle rolled over. He and passenger Clifford Savage, 27, were both unrestrained at the time, and Degreenia was ejected.

A Pittsford man will be in court today following a road rage incident Thursday night in Rutland Town. Police say 22-year-old John Hart became upset and brandished a gun during an argument. He was arrested and charged with aggravated assault.

A New Hampshire man was killed in a workplace accident Wednesday afternoon in Vermont. Bruce Biron, 55, of West Stewartstown, was doing some work inside a silo at the Ethan Allen Furniture Plant in Beecher Falls when he suffered serious injuries.

Everyone is safe, but it’s still unclear how long dangerous carbon monoxide gas was leaking into 12 apartment buildings. Williston fire crews were at the scene for several hours, investigating a carbon monoxide leak.

Bellows Falls: Fire severely damaged a home in Bellows Falls. The fire broke out on Westminster Street a little after 1 A.M. Sunday. Four people were inside the home at the time but they were able to make it out safely. Multiple departments from both Vermont and New Hampshire responded to the 3-alarm blaze. One fire fighter was treated for a hand injury. The state was called in to investigate the cause.

High winds brought down several trees across northern Vermont Tuesday. Vermont officials urge investing in winter tires
We get big wind storms like this we get one or two trees down here or there. But they don't usually block traffic in the center of town, said Ron Kumtez, Alburghs assistant fire chief

An 86-year-old woman was died after her home in Chelsea burned down. Vermont State Police said the fire was reported 6 a.m. Monday at a home on Corinth Road. Investigators said the home burned to the ground before any departments could respond.

The bus drivers and paraeducators of the Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union reached a tentative agreement on a contract with the district’s boards Saturday, averting a strike that was authorized to begin Tuesday.

A woman was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Lyndonville, Vermont Saturday morning. The fatal incident happened on US Route 5 shortly before 8 a.m. The victim was identified as Mattie Lynn Hale, 46, of Lyndon, Vermont. Hale was pronounced dead at the scene

A 50-year-old Morrisville man was arrested on several charges following a reported incident of road rage Thursday. Police say Michael Watsula allegedly passed other motorists on Route 14 by the ball field in East Calais, pulled his vehicle back in and then slammed on his brakes, nearly causing a crash twice.

Vermont State Police say they tried to pull over Kaitlin Davis, 22, in Fairlee but they say the Hardwick woman led them on a low-speed pursuit for nearly 60 miles over two interstates. Spike strips didn't stop her; police say she kept driving for another 20 miles on rims.

A South Burlington man charged with breaking into Essex Junction homes is due in court Monday. Police say 26-year-old Ricky Bell faces burglary and other charges after he targeted homes near Warner Avenue on Sunday.

An Isle La Motte man was killed Saturday night after a rollover crash in Alburgh. Authorities responded to the crash scene off of West Shore Road just after 9:00 p.m. According to police, the driver of the 2001 Dodge Dakota was traveling northbound when it left the west edge of the roadway and struck a tree

A Vermont man and his girlfriend have been charged with neglect, manslaughter and Medicare fraud after authorities say his severely disabled son died of septic shock from infected bed sores. Jeffrey Kittredge, 51, and Jennifer Cote, 42, of Montpelier, pleaded not guilty last week to charges in the July 2016 death of 20-year-old Jeffrey A. Kittredge II.

A Montpelier man and his companion have been charged with manslaughter and Medicare fraud after authorities say his severely disabled son died of septic shock from infected bed sores in which his skin was "rotting away."

Barton: Derby police are looking for a male and female suspect they say forced their way into a home in Barton Village at 7 p.m on Sunday. The white male suspect has been identified as having longer than average dark hair, unshaved dark facial hair, and wearing a black hooded winter coat and black winter hat with a small white emblem or tag.

Some South Burlington residents surprised someone who broke into their home Thursday night. Authorities say the homeowners on Moss Glen Lane contacted police just before 10 p.m. after they startled the suspect and chased him out of the house.